Glucose Tolerence Test... = FML!

Last week i had to take the one hour glucose tolerence test. The drink was fairly tolerable.. It was 50 grams of pure sugar and tasted like very sweet flat orange soda. I think the fact that it was cold made it a little better. Well anyway, i was able to keep that down and had my blood draw and hour later. Results came back monday and my sugar levels were high! norm was 140 i was at 197... eek!

that being said, i had to subject myself to a little more torture that is known as the 3 hour glucose tolerance test. I went in today and had to drink a very warm, lemon lime flavored 100 gram bottle of this crap! i kept it down for an hour and threw the rest up! that was by far the worst, most grossest thing i've ever experienced.

I am ofcourse nervous to hear the results as i really do not wish to have Gestational Diabetes and keep a strict diet but i know i'll have to for the health of my baby girl!  i really hope i never have to do this crappy test again today marked the single worst day of my pregnancy!

on a happier note, i did manage to get a sympathy ultrasound out of them just so i can see my baby girl for putting up with the hell for 4 hours! well she looks absolutely perfect... Measuring right on schedule at 24 weeks.. weighing 1 lb 5oz.. hehe... she is head down and we figured out that all those kicks and flicks ive been feeling have been her legs and feet jabbing me! i am so in love with her already!

I have a 3D/4D ultrasound booked for this weekend as a birthday present from my dear husband so hopefully we get to see some awesome pictures of my baby! cheeks and all!! i am so excited!!!

Buddha Belly :)

22 weeks and 4 days pregnant today! the beginning of the last month of my second trimester! holy cow! where has the time gone? I love being pregnant, and it seems like this pregnancy has just flown by! In a way, its great because i cannot wait until it is November and i can hold my daughter, but then again, i have waited for this for months and months and it is just too fast!

on a side note.. my belly has gotten pretty big and i totally and completely love it! also, i had an impromptu ultrasound 1 1/2 weeks ago, as a favor for a friend who needed a guinea pig to do an ultrasound on and i got a few awesome pictures out of that... My little munchkin weighed in at 15 oz and at 21 weeks was measuring at 20 weeks. it seems like i might have a little pudgey on my hands ;) and that is ay ok!

i have another appointment scheduled for the 28th of July, next Thursday, which is the day before my 25th birthday! (yikes!) i hope i can see my baby again!

22 weeks 3 days! BUDDHA BELLY!!

made for me by a friend...

top picture, she is looking right at you! see her cheeks?

ruling with an iron fist already! <3

20 week update!

so this is it... i made it to the halfway point in my pregnancy! *shrieks* i am so thrilled that im only several months away from holding my daughter!!

todays appointment was awesome.. the ultrasound tech spent about 40-45 minutes with us. she checked every inch of my baby. Spine, bladder, kidneys, heart, brain, toes, fingers, nose, lips, ears, eyes etc... everything is exactly where it should be... my daughter was doing all sorts of maneuvers, first she was upside down, then transverse,  then backwards and all sorts of ways... quite awesome to see her shuffling around in there. shes about 11 oz and measures 18cm crown to rump, so from head to toe, about 25/26 cm. big baby! :) i am so excited and so in love with her!

sucking thumb!

toesies!!!!

striking a vogue pose for us! my already dancer!

waving to mommy!

this was it....

today i definitely felt my little girl kick! it was the weirdest, most amazing feeling ever... i felt 2 nudges, back to back, in the same spot, my belly even jumped a little in the spot where she kicked!! even Arthur felt one! it felt like a quiver, a tiny muscle spasm, but the most amazing quiver ever! she hasnt done it again since but i am hoping it gets more and more distinct in the days to come! come on little girl, kick mommy! hehe so exciting!!!

just a random thought....

for the past 2 years throughout this entire trying to conceive journey, i swore 2011 would be my year! thankfully, by some magic turn of events, it is! 2011 is my year! this year i will be holding my precious baby girl in my hands!

aside from that,  2011 brings on more significant dates... my 3 year wedding anniversary and my 25th birthday is this year as well. holy hell! 

obviously nothing is more important than having my daughter in my arms!!! come on november!!! come on!

how does one say.... HOLY SHIT?????????????

i have never in my life been so surprised... . had my 16w5d appointment today! turns out my little man, isnt my little man... we're having a GIRL! no peesh! i'm amazed! we're having a girl....

see her fingers? :)

^the three white lines mean its a hamburger not a hotdog! wOOt!

trying to suck her thumb but managed to touch her nose :)

the stuff many pregnant women dont tell you.....

Saturday, I hit my 16th week! holy moly does time fly... thus far, i cannot say i've had a horrible experience being pregnant as i know many women do. First trimester is usually brutal and many say the energy picks up right around second trimester... well i am still waiting on that.. granted, im only a few weeks into my second trimester, but still..

now, what i truly feel like complaining about, since i really have had nothing to complain about this far in is Round Ligament Pain... no one tells you these things... or forgets to mention them anyway. Well, let me tell you, they are absolutely no fun. This, so far, has been the one down side of my pregnancy. (that and acne, but that i can deal with!) this however takes the cake. I am sure it is no where near as painful as labor will be but my goodness, i feel like a brittle old woman.

"Round ligament pain generally refers to a brief, sharp, stabbing pain or a longer-lasting dull ache that pregnant women commonly feel in the lower abdomen or groin, starting in the second trimester.

You may feel round ligament pain as a short jabbing sensation if you suddenly change position, such as when you're getting out of bed or out of a chair or when you cough, roll over in bed, or get out of the bathtub. You may feel it as a dull ache after a particularly active day — when you've been walking a lot or doing some other physical activity.

The round ligaments surround your uterus in your pelvis. As your uterus grows during pregnancy, the ligaments stretch and thicken to accommodate and support it. These changes can occasionally cause pain on one or both sides of your abdomen.

You may feel the pain starting from deep inside your groin, moving upward and outward on either side to the top of your hips. The pain is internal, but if you were to trace it on your skin, it would follow the bikini line on a very high-cut bathing suit."

Like I said, not fun! this has been occuring for about a week and i am hoping this subsides soon! i hear from some it only gets worse! eek!